Non-opioid analgesia is as effective as opioid management in acute pain and supports a change in prescribing practice to help address the 'opioid epidemic'

Evid Based Nurs. 2018 Apr;21(2):50. doi: 10.1136/eb-2018-102877. Epub 2018 Feb 27.

Author

Amelia Swift^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
² Integrated Clinical Academic Office, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

PMID: 29487056
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2018-102877

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Keywords: pain management; public health.

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MeSH terms

Acute Pain*
Analgesia
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics, Opioid*
Humans

Substances

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics, Opioid